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Clear browsing history in Firefox for iOS
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Clear your browsing information, like sites you've visited, autofill information and site preferences.
Clear your browsing information, like sites you've visited, autofill information and site preferences.
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Firefox stores pages you've visited in your history as you browse the web. Follow these steps to delete your browsing history.
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=Clear your recent history=
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites.
#Tap the trash [[Image:trash icon fx iOS]] icon in the bottom left corner.
#Choose from the following timeframes to clear:
*Today
*Today and Yesterday
*Everything
=Clear a specific website from history=
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites.
#Swipe right on the website name you want to remove from your history and tap {button Delete}.
{note}'''Note:''' This will not remove any site data or logins. To do that, see the next section.{/note}
=Clear individual site data=
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#[[Template:settingsios]]
#Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}.
#Tap {menu Website Data}.
#Tap the site you want to clear or select {menu Show More} to find the site you want to clear.
#At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Items'''.
=Clear private data=
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#[[Template:settingsios]]
#Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}.
#At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Private Data''' to remove all website data.
{warning}'''Caution:''' This action will clear all of your private data and cannot be undone.{/warning}
=Clear items from the Recently Visited section on the homepage=
#On your iOS homepage, longpress on an item in the Recently Visited section to open a context menu.
#Tap the [[Image:fx icon cancel download]] '''Remove''' icon to remove the specific page and all of its related metadata from your history.
=What types of information can I remove?=
*'''Browsing History:''' Addresses and cached text for websites you've visited. Clearing this will remove these websites from your [[Customize Firefox Home on iOS| top sites shown on your Firefox Home page]]. You can also remove individual items from the Recently Visited section on your homepage.
*'''Cache:''' Parts of web pages that are stored in the browser to make them load faster the next time you visit.
*'''Cookies:''' Files that contain information about your visit to a website, including site preferences and user information.
*'''Offline Website Data:''' Files a website stores in your device (if you've allowed it) so you can continue to use it offline.
*'''Tracking Protection:''' Sites you have placed as exceptions for Tracking Protection.
*'''Saved Logins:''' [[Manage saved passwords in Firefox for iOS|Manage saved username and password data]].
Firefox stores pages you've visited in your history as you browse the web. Follow these steps to delete your browsing history.
__TOC__
==Clear your recent history==
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites.
#Tap the trash [[Image:trash icon fx iOS]] icon in the bottom left corner.
#Choose from the following timeframes to clear:
*Today
*Today and Yesterday
*Everything
==Clear a specific website from history==
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites.
#Swipe right on the website name you want to remove from your history and tap {button Delete}.
{note}'''Note:''' This will not remove any site data or logins. To do that, see the next section.{/note}
==Clear individual site data==
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#[[Template:settingsios]]
#Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}.
#Tap {menu Website Data}.
#Tap the site you want to clear or select {menu Show More} to find the site you want to clear.
#At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Items'''.
==Clear private data==
#[[Template:iosmenu]]
#[[Template:settingsios]]
#Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}.
#At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Private Data''' to remove all website data.
{warning}'''Caution:''' This action will clear all of your private data and cannot be undone.{/warning}
==Clear items from the Recently Visited section on the homepage==
#On your iOS homepage, longpress on an item in the Recently Visited section to open a context menu.
#Tap the [[Image:fx icon cancel download]] '''Remove''' icon to remove the specific page and all of its related metadata from your history.
==What types of information can I remove?==
*'''Browsing History:''' Addresses and cached text for websites you've visited. Clearing this will remove these websites from your [[Customize Firefox Home on iOS| top sites shown on your Firefox Home page]]. You can also remove individual items from the Recently Visited section on your homepage.
*'''Cache:''' Parts of web pages that are stored in the browser to make them load faster the next time you visit.
*'''Cookies:''' Files that contain information about your visit to a website, including site preferences and user information.
*'''Offline Website Data:''' Files a website stores in your device (if you've allowed it) so you can continue to use it offline.
*'''Tracking Protection:''' Sites you have placed as exceptions for Tracking Protection.
*'''Saved Logins:''' [[Manage saved passwords in Firefox for iOS|Manage saved username and password data]].
===Learn more===
*[[Search your browsing history in Firefox for iOS]]
*[[Private Browsing in Firefox for iOS]]